| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Millwall | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 55 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 53 | 2.21 |
| 4 | Burnley | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Brentford | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 14 | Bury | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 15 | Notts County | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Reading | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 19 | 0.86 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
